马刺 @ 森林狼 139 - 109 技术统计 | 视频集锦
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-16 01:40:48
圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) (5) 在 2026 年 5 月 15 日星期五于明尼阿波利斯标靶中心举行的西部半决赛第六场下半场命中三分球后庆祝。马刺队以 139-109 击败森林狼队，将晋级西部决赛对阵俄克拉荷马城雷霆队。
明尼阿波利斯——当球队走下飞机准备与明尼苏达森林狼队的西部半决赛第六场较量时，马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 并不确切知道会发生什么。
他只知道自己看好马刺队的机会。
“我们觉得球员们已经准备好了，”约翰逊说，“这就是你所能要求的一切。”
马刺队在周五于标靶中心以 139-109 完胜明尼苏达 证明了这一点，这场令人瞠目结舌的胜利让他们自 2017 年以来首次杀入西部决赛。
马刺队将在下周一开始的系列赛第一场中对阵卫冕冠军俄克拉荷马城雷霆队（美国东部时间晚上 7:30，NBC/Peacock 播出），地点在佩科姆中心。
“光是‘分区决赛’这个词就很疯狂，”马刺队 22 岁的全明星中锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 说道，“这是我一生都在听闻的事情。现在身处其中，这种感觉很特别。”
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 砍下 32 分并抢下 11 个篮板，领衔马刺队。德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 贡献 21 分，文班亚马得到 19 分，合力终结了明尼苏达。
安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 全场 26 投 9 中，艰难拿到 24 分领跑森林狼队。随着这场失利，森林狼队连续两次闯入分区决赛的势头戛然而止，将席位让给了马刺队。
这轮系列赛比六场的大比分看起来更加悬殊。
马刺队的三场胜利分别赢了 38 分、29 分和 30 分，整个系列赛总得分超过明尼苏达 97 分。他们成为 NBA 历史上第一支在单轮季后赛中三场比赛至少赢下 29 分的球队。
与此同时，马刺队也成为了 NBA 历史上仅有的第六支在连续六个赛季无缘季后赛后，随即闯入分区决赛的球队。
以下是周五胜利的三大要点：
1. 卡斯尔挫败了森林狼的最佳计划
在这轮系列赛中，明尼苏达首次在第六场开局安排身高 7 英尺 1 英寸的鲁迪·戈贝尔 (Rudy Gobert) 去防守马刺队控球后卫卡斯尔。
这种思路很简单，与本赛季其他球队对阵马刺时采用的策略类似——让戈贝尔放空并不以三分球见长的卡斯尔，允许这位四届 NBA 最佳防守球员驻守在油漆区附近。
在第一轮对阵波特兰时，这种策略就没奏效，当时波特兰有时会让 7 英尺 2 英寸的中锋多诺万·克林根 (Donovan Clingan) 扮演这个角色。
周五，这一招同样没起作用。
Spurs guard Stephon Castle on his hot start in Game 6 and improving 3-point shooting: “It’s just work. A lot of reps. Just staying in the gym. … I think the biggest thing for me is staying consistent with my footwork, making every shot feel the same.” pic.twitter.com/hdH0gbRbAT
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) May 16, 2026
卡斯尔在第一节命中了前三次三分尝试，单节砍下 14 分，随后在半场前又投中两个。单场 5 记三分球创下了卡斯尔 NBA 职业生涯的新高。
“现在我们明白为什么他们前五场比赛没这么干了，”文班亚马谈到森林狼队的防守调整时说道。
听卡斯尔说，毁掉森林狼队夜晚的伏笔早在几个月前就埋下了，他的三分球投射日益精进。
尽管他在第二个 NBA 赛季结束时的三分命中率为 33.2%，但自全明星赛后，这一数据一直在攀升。
卡斯尔在三月份的三分命中率为 42.3%，四月份为 44.4%，在对阵波特兰的首轮系列赛中为 40.7%。
这位 21 岁的球员在结束与森林狼队的系列赛时，三分命中率达到了惊人的 47.8%（23 投 11 中）。
如果他在对阵雷霆时能保持这种节奏，卡斯尔将变得几乎无法防守。
2. 防守再次主宰比赛
马刺队在第二节伊始掌控了比赛，他们在前 5 分 57 秒内让明尼苏达一分未得。森林狼队在该节开局连续投失 11 球，助长了马刺一波 20-0 的高潮，马刺一度领先多达 29 分。
T.J.·香农 (T.J. Shannon) 终于在 7 分 03 秒时为森林狼打破得分荒，他在文班亚马头上完成一次打三分，将马刺的领先优势缩小到 56-30。
半场结束前马刺稍有松懈，让明尼苏达在半场结束时追至 13 分分差。
“无论比赛中哪两分钟是我们表现最好的，你都可以反过来说，最后两分钟表现得同样糟糕，因为我们在一些可以控制的事情上显得非常没有纪律，”约翰逊说，“这真的让人很沮丧。”
下半场开局，马刺再次扩大领先优势，在第三节前 5 分 59 秒内仅让明尼苏达得到 6 分。这基本上彻底扑灭了森林狼最后的反扑希望。
3. 对决俄克拉荷马城
周五的胜利促成了自一月份以来全 NBA 都在期待的西部决赛对决。
雷霆队（64 胜 18 负）和马刺队（62 胜 20 负）是常规赛全联盟表现最好的两支球队。俄克拉荷马城正寻求卫冕自 2007 年从西雅图搬迁以来的首个 NBA 总冠军。而马刺队正迅速确立自己作为阻碍雷霆王朝建立的劲敌地位。
Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, on facing Oklahoma City: “Of course we’re confident, but we need to keep the right confidence level. Right now, I’m not even thinking about it. I’m just thinking about recovering. I’m thinking about getting this press conference over with.” pic.twitter.com/hdH0gbRbAT
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) May 16, 2026
俄克拉荷马城由谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 领衔，他很可能在下周蝉联 NBA MVP，而文班亚马则是最有希望的第二名。
这可能是这两支球队在未来十年西部决赛对决的开端。
马刺队在常规赛的五次交手中四次击败雷霆，其中包括一月份在 10 天内三次取胜。
那是马刺队足以与强大的雷霆队平起平坐的第一个信号。
为了挺进 NBA 总决赛，马刺队必须再次证明这一点。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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3 Takeaways as Castle, Spurs book trip to conference finals
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) reacts after making a 3-pointer during the second half of Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals at Target Center in Minneapolis, Friday, May 15, 2026. The Spurs defeated the Timberwolves 139-109 and will advance to the Western Conference Finals to face the Oklahoma City Thunder.
MINNEAPOLIS – Spurs coach Mitch Johnson did not know precisely what to expect when his team stepped off the plane for Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against Minnesota.
All he knew was that he liked the Spurs’ chances.
“We felt our guys were ready,” Johnson said. “And that’s all you can ask for.”
The Spurs proved that in a wire-to-wire 139-109 thumping of Minnesota on Friday at the Target Center, a jaw-dropping victory that sent them to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2017.
The Spurs face defending champion Oklahoma City in Game 1 of that series beginning Monday (7:30 p.m. NBC/Peacock) at the Paycom Center.
“Just the words ‘conference finals’ is crazy,” said Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs’ 22-year-old All-Star center. “It’s something I’ve heard about my whole life. Now being in it, it’s just special.”
Stephon Castle scored 32 points to go with 11 rebounds to lead the Spurs, who got 21 points from De’Aaron Fox and 19 from Victor Wembanyama to close out Minnesota.
Anthony Edwards labored through a 9-for-26 shooting performance on his way to 24 points that paced the Timberwolves. With the loss, the Wolves ended their run of two consecutive trips to the conference finals, ceding their spot to the Spurs.
The series was more lopsided than the six-game duration might indicate.
Three of the Spurs’ victories came by 38, 29 and 30 points and outscored Minnesota by a combined 97 in the series. They are the first team in NBA history to win three separate games in a playoff series by at least 29.
In doing so, the Spurs became only the sixth team in NBA history to qualify for a conference final after not making the playoffs at all in the previous six seasons.
Here are three takeaways from Friday’s victory:
1. Castle foiled Wolves’ best-laid plan
For the first time in the series, Minnesota opened Game 6 with 7-foot-1 Rudy Gobert assigned to defend Spurs point guard Stephon Castle.
The thinking was simple, and not unlike strategies other teams have employed this season against the Spurs — Gobert was to sag off Castle, who is not renowned for his 3-point shot, and allow the four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year to camp near the paint.
It didn’t work in the first round, when Portland at times employed 7-2 center Donovan Clingan in that role.
It didn’t work Friday, either.
Spurs guard Stephon Castle on his hot start in Game 6 and improving 3-point shooting: “It’s just work. A lot of reps. Just staying in the gym. … I think the biggest thing for me is staying consistent with my footwork, making every shot feel the same.” pic.twitter.com/hdH0gbRbAT
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) May 16, 2026
Castle made the first three 3-point looks he saw on the way to 14 points in the first quarter, then made two more before halftime. The five 3-pointers were the most Castle has made in a game in his NBA career.
“Now we see why they didn’t do it the first five games,” Wembanyama said of Minnesota’s defensive switch.
To hear Castle tell it, the path toward ruining the Timberwolves’ night started months ago, with a 3-point shot improving by the day.
Though he finished his second NBA season shooting 33.2% from 3-point range, that clip has been going up since the All-Star break.
Castle shot 42.3% from the arc in March, 44.4% in April, and 40.7% in the first round against Portland.
The 21-year-old Castle wrapped the series against Minnesota hitting a whopping 47.8% (11 of 23).
If he keeps that pace up against the Thunder, Castle will be almost impossible to guard.
2. Defense rules the day, again
The Spurs seized control of the game at the start of the second quarter, when they held Minnesota without a point for the first 5:57. The Timberwolves opened the frame by missing 11 consecutive shots, fueling a 20-0 run that left the Spurs up by as many as 29 points.
T.J. Shannon finally broke the drought for the Wolves, scoring an and-one basket on Wembanyama at the 7:03 mark that cut the Spurs’ lead to 56-30.
The Spurs faltered a bit before halftime, allowing Minnesota to climb within 13 points at the break.
“Whatever part of the game was our best two minutes, you could flip that and say it was just as bad those last two minutes in terms of just some really undisciplined things that we can control,” Johnson said. “That was really frustrating.”
The Spurs pushed out their lead again to start the half, holding Minnesota to six points in the first 5:59 of the third quarter. That, essentially, squelched the Wolves’ final gasp.
3. Bring on OKC
Friday’s victory sets up the Western Conference finals matchup most of the NBA has been awaiting since at least January.
The Thunder (64-18) and Spurs (62-20) were the two best teams in the league during the regular season. Oklahoma City is seeking to defend its first NBA title since relocating from Seattle in 2007. The Spurs have rapidly cemented themselves as the team standing in the way of a Thunder dynasty.
Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, on facing Oklahoma City: “Of course we’re confident, but we need to keep the right confidence level. Right now, I’m not even thinking about it. I’m just thinking about recovering. I’m thinking about getting this press conference over with.” pic.twitter.com/J6Q14XhW2L
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) May 16, 2026
Oklahoma City is led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, likely to be named a back-to-back NBA MVP next week, with Wembanyama the likeliest runner-up.
This could be the first of a decade’s worth of Western Conference finals matchups between these two teams.
The Spurs defeated OKC four times in five meetings during the regular season, including three times in a 10-day stretch in January.
That was the first clue the Spurs were in the same league with the vaunted Thunder.
To get to the NBA Finals, the Spurs will have to prove it again.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News